Simjŏk-sa

Simjŏk-sa: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this temple: Open, normal crowd · Very crowded today · Festival / special day · Closed today.

Best time to visit Simjŏk-sa

Season: Year-round; festival days and Karthika masam (Nov) draw the biggest crowds.

Busiest days: Weekends, festival days and Karthika masam (Nov).

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Simjŏk-sa — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.17420, 128.97320. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Simjŏk-sa

• Yongyeon Cave · cave · Taebaek-si · ~6 km · Must-see
• Taebaeksan National Park · sanctuary · Taebaek-si · ~6 km · Must-see
• hambaeksan · viewpoint · Taebaek-si · ~6 km · Must-see
• Taebaekseoktan Museum · museum · Taebaek-si · ~8 km · Must-see
• Miin Falls · waterfall · Samcheok-si · ~8 km · Must-see
• Kumunso-donggul · cave · Taebaek-si · ~14 km · Must-see
• Dutasan · viewpoint · Samcheok-si · ~18 km · Must-see
• deokhangsan · viewpoint · Samcheok-si · ~19 km · Must-see
• Hwanseongul Cave · cave · Samcheok-si · ~21 km · Must-see
• Cheongoksan (Donghae/Samcheok) · viewpoint · Samcheok-si · ~24 km · Must-see
• 두위봉 · viewpoint · Yeongwol-gun · ~25 km · Must-see
• Wangdusan · viewpoint · Yeongwol-gun · ~27 km · Must-see
• Hwaamgul Cave (Entrance) · cave · Jeongseon-gun · ~31 km · Must-see
• Eungbongsan (Gangwon/North Gyeongsang) · waterfall · Samcheok-si · ~32 km · Must-see
• HwaAm Cave · cave · Jeongseon-gun · ~32 km · Must-see
• WonPyong Beach · beach · Samcheok-si · ~39 km · Must-see
• YongHwa Beach · beach · Samcheok-si · ~40 km · Must-see
• Buseoksa · Buddhist site · Yeongwol-gun · ~40 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Simjŏk-sa

Other temples near Simjŏk-sa

• Yongmunsa · temple · Danyang-gun · ~91 km · Must-see
• Gwaneumsa Temple · temple · Goesan-gun · ~117 km · Must-see
• Naksansa · temple · Yangyang-gun · ~137 km · Must-see
• Silleuksa Temple · temple · Yeoju-si · ~146 km · Must-see
• 고달사 · temple · Yeoju-si · ~149 km · Must-see
• 정암사 · temple · Jeongseon-gun · ~9 km
• Manggyeonsa Temple · temple · Yeongwol-gun · ~15 km
• Donghae · temple · Donghae-si · ~53 km
• Viewpoint onto rock above temple · temple · Bonghwa-gun · ~54 km
• Bodeoksa Temple · temple · Danyang-gun · ~57 km

All temples in Gangwon State

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